Short answers about running a Necesse server on PlayNHost: friends join with the IP address and port in two fields, you become Owner from the panel's Console, and Save Name picks the world. Worlds, mods, updates and backups follow, each linking to its full guide.
Getting started
How do my friends join? In Necesse: Multiplayer, Add Server, then the part of Server Address before the colon in IP address and the number after it in Port Number. Full guide
How do I know the server is ready? The Console shows Type help for list of commands. and the badge says Online. Full guide
Which platforms can join? Necesse on Steam for Windows, macOS and Linux. Each player needs their own copy. Full guide
How many players can join? Your plan's slots; Necesse itself allows 1 to 250. Full guide
How do I change the player limit? The pencil on the Slots row of the Overview page, then Update. Full guide
How do I add a password? Type it in Server Password under Settings, Game Settings, then restart. Full guide
Is there a whitelist? No, Necesse's commands have none. Use a password and bans. Full guide
Admin and commands
How do I become admin? Join once, then type permissions set with your name and owner in the panel's Console. No ticket needed. Full guide
Do console commands need a slash? Not in the panel's Console; in game chat they do. Full guide
How do I change the difficulty? difficulty list, then difficulty and a name, in the Console. Full guide
How do I kick or ban someone? kick or ban and their name in the Console; unban lifts it. Full guide
How do I message everyone? say and your message in the Console, or Announce to Players in Quick Tasks. Full guide
Settings
Where are the other server settings? Settings, then cfg/server.cfg under Config files: message of the day, world border, settlement limits and more. Full guide
Does the world keep running when nobody is online? Not on a new server: Pause when empty is on. Switch it off to keep time running. Full guide
How do I set a welcome message? The Motd row in cfg/server.cfg, or motd and the text in the Console. Full guide
Worlds and mods
Can I upload my own world? Yes: upload the world .zip to saves and set Save Name to its name. Full guide
How do I start a new world? Type a new name in Save Name and restart; the old world stays in its zip. Full guide
Can I keep several worlds? Yes, one zip each in saves; Save Name picks the one that runs. Full guide
How do I add mods? Upload each mod's .jar to the mods folder and restart. Workshop items are client side: the server needs the jar. Full guide
Updates, backups, performance
How do I update the server? Restart it: Steam Auto Update is on by default and checks Steam at every start. You find the switch under Show advanced (2). Full guide
Is my world backed up? With backup slots, yes: the Automatic backup saves and backs up every night. Full guide
Does Stop save the world? Yes, the panel stops Necesse with stop, which saves first. Kill does not. Full guide
Can it restart every day? Yes, schedule Send Restart in Quick Tasks. Full guide
How much memory does it use? 440 MB on an empty server in PlayNHost's measurement; more with players and mods. Full guide
